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Isaias Afewerki is the first and only President of Eritrea since being elected in 1993 May 24 by the National Assembly. Afewerki was one of the founders of the Eritrean Pe…ople's Liberation Front, a splinter of the Eritrean Liberation Front. After fighting for independence from Ethiopia, Afewerki became temporary leader of the region from 1991 May 29. Eritrea gained independence in 1993. Due to continued border disputes with Ethiopia, elections were initially delayed, but have continued to be delayed since. Further in 2001, harsh restrictions were put on media, and most print media was closed down. Eritrea has not yet had any form of national elections. (MORE)

Almost all natural vegetation in Eritrea are semi-arid with either annual plants or deciduous perennials which produce during a short rainy season of just a few months. Accord…ing to 1995 government report about 8.9 % of land in Eritrea is cultivated for agriculture. Climate in Eritrea is controlled mainly by altitude. The Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture recognizes six agro-ecological zones as; (1) Sub-humid escarpment , (2) moist highlands; (3) arid highlands, (4) arid lowlands, (5) semi-desert zones and (6) deserts. Some dominant species you find in the open forests and/ or shrub lands include (in no particular order): Dodonea angustifolia, Otostegia integrofolia, Psidadia punctulata, Rhus natalysis, Rhamnus studdo, Olea africana, Acacia etbaica, Acacia assak, Acacia tortillis, Acacia senegal, Eucalyptus rudis , etc. (MORE)

8th June, 1998 At a meeting of the Saudi Council of Ministers on 8th June, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdul Ariz , urged Eritrea and Ethiopia to call a h…alt to their armed confrontation and find a solution to their dispute in a peaceful manner. Source: London Information Office, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (10th June, 98) (MORE)